"This significant step in Gogo's technology roadmap allows us to better address the demand for in-air connectivity services, " said Michael Small, Gogo's president and chief executive officer.
ENGADGET: Gogo launches next-gen in-flight internet, with better speeds and more capacity
Whether it's Gogo's exclusive air to ground and ATG-4 technologies, SES's Ku-band satellites or, Inmarsat's Global Xpress Ka-band satellite technologies, we plan to offer a full range of connectivity solutions for any aircraft mission.
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Gogo's ground-to-air transmitters typically mandate evaluating service while jetting around the country above 10, 000 feet.
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Gogo's more than 150 land based cellular towers have already been modified for the new technology.
ENGADGET: Gogo launches next-gen in-flight internet, with better speeds and more capacity
The AeroSat equipment will be coupled with Gogo's onboard hardware and software (server and access points) to deliver a complete solution to the airlines.
ENGADGET: Gogo spreads its in-flight WiFi wings further with SES satellite deal
Gogo's ATG-4 technology is capable of delivering a peak speed of 9.8 Mbps, triple the peak speed of 3.1 Mbps enabled by the previous air-to-ground network.
ENGADGET: Gogo launches next-gen in-flight internet, with better speeds and more capacity
Aircell's Gogo in-flight internet system, in use on several US carriers, offers only data connections now, but there have been reports of passengers bypassing blocks and using Gogo to conduct VOIP calls while in flight.
In Beckett's play Gogo and Didi speak about the futility of life while waiting for the elusive Mr Godot.
Gogo is fast becoming everyone's favorite part of flying.
ENGADGET: Gogo spreads its in-flight WiFi wings further with SES satellite deal
Gogo says it serves the majority of the U.S. in-air Internet market and estimates that 202 million passengers will board Gogo-enabled flights this year.
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Aircell's strategy is to bake into Gogo every feature a passenger might want.
The company's own research has found that "61 percent of Gogo customers have used it again within 3 months, " which is a pretty fantastic attach rate.
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Its squeezable applesauce, called GoGo Squeez, sells for 99 cents. (Mott's apparently has no plans to sell applesauce in squeezable pouches.) In April, Robbins will launch three new Smashies flavors, an apple variation and two other kinds of pureed fruit.
Since then, it has installed wi-fi, which it markets under the name Gogo, on 900 aircrafts or about one-third of the U.S. domestic mainline fleet.
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In addition to Delta Airlines, US Airways and Virgin America, Gogo is expected to launch ATG-4 service on American Airlines and United's p.s. fleet in 2013.
ENGADGET: Gogo launches next-gen in-flight internet, with better speeds and more capacity
Gogo is also the leading provider of in-flight Wi-Fi in the U.S., so its findings provide a useful snapshot of in-air Wi-Fi usage in general.
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As an added incentive, Acer has bundled 12 free Gogo in-air Internet access passes, which can be used over a two-year period on U.S. domestic flights.
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